Ashland woman faces charges after man is shot, stabbed in Clay County

CLAY COUNTY,
Alabama -- A woman is in custody after a man was shot and stabbed in Clay
County Wednesday night.

Trelia
Denise Richardson, 52, of Ashland, faces a first-degree assault charge after
Clay County sheriff's deputies were called to the 1300 block of Blair Road
around 10:17 p.m. Wednesday, according
to the sheriff's office.

Deputies
were called to the scene to reports of a person shot and stabbed and found the
victim, who identified his attacker as Richardson, according to the sheriff's
office. Richardson reportedly had left the scene in a red SUV, and deputies
were then led to a home in the 600 block of Hayes Road in Ashland.

Richardson
was taken into custody at the home on Hayes Road by sheriff's deputies and
members of the Clay County Drug Task Force. She is being held at the Clay
County Detention Center. Her assault charge carries a bond of $20,000,
according to court records.

The victim
was airlifted to UAB Hospital in Birmingham and was listed in stable condition,
according to the sheriff's office.